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CHAPTER QUOTE: "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade"
Because She Took Him In
Chapter 4: Take it or Leave it
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So noooooooow hear it is:
Two hours later, after a big breakfast and running into an old friend; "Luna Lovegood", Hermione returned to her room with a plate of food containing eggs, 2 pieces of toast, marmalade and pumpkin juice. Looking around her room she saw a now conscious Draco sitting on the couch. Putting the plate next to him she said "Eat something- you look like crap."
"Gee thanks mudblood. You know it would help if you took this damn spell off!" he spat.
"Can I trust you or can I not?"
"Stop playing games Granger and let me go" he said angrily again.
"Fine" she said simply and released him.
"You've got my wand, right?" he asked.
"Yes" she said in a sly voice, holding his wand out to him. He reached out for it but Hermione quickly pulled it away saying "eh, eh, eh. Not just yet…I have a proposition to make" she began.
"While you were up doing whatever..." Before she could finish her sentence, Malfoy charged after her and said "I don't want to hear your bullshit Granger, now give me my bloody wand!" She whipped out her wand and had it under his chin before he could say another word.
"Just listen, this is partly to your advantage" she said prodding him in the chest with her wand. The now wordless Malfoy backed up and sat down and started eating some of the food that Hermione had brought for him. Once she was sure that he had calmed down she continued.
'As I was saying, I ran into an old friend of mine whom you might remember. Luna Lovegood. She is now 'a partner in crime' with that wretched Rita Skeeter" Hermione paused and sat down on the bed, stretching her legs.
"If you don't remember, Rita Skeeter knows everything about everyone, including you" she said pointing her wand at Draco.
"So, she told me your sad story, did your wittle owd daddy kick you out cuz little Draco couldn't stand taking orders from you-know-who and was stripped of his death eater pwivledges?" she said in a baby voice. Draco flinched as if he was going to say something but was stopped by Hermione's words.
"Ya, I know what your thinking, shut the hell up Granger, Mudblood blah blah blah. That's almost all you've said since you got up this morning and that was at 5:00 and now its 9:30. Nice progress" she said sarcastically.
"So, just get to your point already" Draco said as he sat there eating.
"Okay, here it goes: I give you a temporary name, job, and a life and…" she paused.
"That's about it. But while I help you, you have to promise not to call me Granger or Mudblood and you have to do the same to any friend or family that you come in contact with."
"Ok, one, Why would you do that for me, Two, how are you going to do that, and three, what's the catch?" said Draco, crossing his arms and leaning back onto the couch.
"Put your robe on and follow me, I have to go shopping and your coming with me. I'll explain everything on the way. And this" she said pointing to his wand "stays here" she said as she padlocked his wand in the bedside table's draw. "Now come."
Draco, who was now once again wandless, had no choice but to obediently follow. As they were walking out he thought to himself 'Who does Granger think she is having so much power over me'.
They walked through the pub and out the back, taping the 3rd brick to the left and entering Diagon Alley. Walking down the crowded streets of the alley, Hermione began speaking.
"Obviously you don't know much, I happen to be secretary to the Ministry of Magic and have lots of power, more then you could guess."
Draco watched her with a raised eyebrow as they walked into a new miscellaneous gift shop called Mines Terith.
"oh…so continue Gran- I mean H-H-Hermione" Draco said quickly.
"Your catching my point" said Hermione looking at a box of 20 rare wizard cards that she thought would be good for Ron, whose collection was nearly complete.
"I will let you stay at my place and get you a job at the ministry, but once you have enough money, your out."
As Hermione walked up to the counter to pay, Draco thought to himself 'Am I turning soft or something? I called her Hermione, what is going on here?'.
"That's all I want you to do, no catch" Hermione said putting the shrinking charm on her bags and tossing them into her brown Fendi purse.
"Take it or leave it Draco" she said.
"We got an hour left, lets go get you
some new clothes and after, some ice cream" Hermione said smiling
and walking out of the shop.
They went down to Knockturn Alley to
buy Draco some robs that he insisted to be all black and were now
sitting in the small ice cream shop not talking to each other.
Finally Hermione broke the silence.
"So, did you think about what I said?" she asked Draco.
'I guess" he muttered quietly.
"My goodness" said Hermione finishing her ice cream and standing up.
"I forgot to tell you, your coming with me to Harry and Ginny's" she said, collecting her bag from underneath the table.
"What? Pott- I mean them?" Draco replied, not wanting to say their names.
"How are we getting there?" asked Malfoy.
"Apperation of course, I guess your still slightly hung over" Hermione said laughing and walking out of the shop followed by Malfoy.
"What?" the clueless, still slightly drunken blonde said.
"Malfoy, Malfoy, Malfoy" said Hermione holding onto his wrist.
"This is going to be a long day" she said, and the 19 and 20 year old vanished.
A/N Chapter 5 Preview- Title: Changes
Ginny's hiding a secret too! Harry and Draco get drunk! Ron's in trouble! Hermione and Dracos first kiss! Oh! SOO THE DRAMA! THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME!
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